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CR8 5YB

Kenley · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Kenley
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Postcode district
CR8
Postcode sector
CR8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR8 5JD 7 m
CR8 5JS 45 m
CR8 5AA 56 m
CR8 5JA 87 m
CR8 5GZ 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR8 5YB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 April 2003
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR8
Postcode sector
CR8 5
Latitude
51.325662
Longitude
-0.101279
British National Grid easting
532,391
British National Grid northing
160,218

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
Kenley · E05011469
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon South · E14001187
Output area
E00005347
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 040C · E01001075
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 040 · E02000233

Postcode source versions

Explore CR8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
83
Primary
46
Secondary
12

  1. Harris Primary Academy Kenley

    Academy sponsor led

    146 m

  2. Abingdon House School Purley

    Other independent special school

    808 m

  3. Riddlesdown Collegiate

    Academy converter

    934 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,041
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 343
  • Anti social behaviour 154
  • Vehicle crime 137
  • Shoplifting 97
  • Burglary 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CR8 5 residents
8,144

Age bands in CR8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

1,543 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

809 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.8%

2,289 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,283 residents

Age 65 and over
18.9%

1,611 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PURLEY WAR MEMORIAL HOSP, 856 BRIGHTON ROAD, PURLEY, CR8 2YL

    ODS code H83016

    1.9 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    2.4 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    2.5 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    2.8 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    2.8 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    3.2 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    3.2 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    3.3 km

  • WARLINGHAM GREEN MED PRAC

    1 CHURCH ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9NW

    ODS code H81119

    3.4 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    3.5 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    3.9 km

  • ELIZABETH HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LIMPSFIELD ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9LF

    ODS code H81116

    4.1 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    4.4 km

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    4.9 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACT, JUBILEE HEALTH CTR WEST, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85653

    4.9 km

  • CROYDON SAS

    IMPACT HOUSE, 2 EDRIDGE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1FE

    ODS code Y08402

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • The Kenley Hotel / Kenley Station

    BCT · Kenley

    0.0 miles

  • Kenley

    RSE · Kenley

    0.0 miles

  • Kenley - Kenley Hotel

    BCQ · Kenley

    0.1 miles

  • The Kenley Hotel / Kenley Station

    BCT · Kenley

    0.1 miles

  • Kenley Rail Station

    RLY · Kenley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 040C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,717 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

83 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 12 secondary schools. Harris Primary Academy Kenley is the nearest published school at 146 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,041 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 343 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.